NLC protests poor state of Lagos-Abeokuta expressway

The Ogun chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Wednesday, blocked the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway over the bad state of the road.

According to NAN, the Lagos chapter of the union also joined the protest.

The protesters carried placards with inscriptions like “We don’t want palliatives”, “We want good roads”,  “Dapo Abiodun save our souls from bad roads” and “We are not slaves in our country”.

Emmanuel Bankole, the NLC chairman in Ogun, said the union was not happy with the condition of portions of the Lagos-Abeokuta road and its environs.

“We will not allow anybody to take away our right. In times like this, we do not have any option other than to express our displeasure with the government,” he said.

The chairman said the 21 days ultimatum given by the NLC to Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing, after his visit to Sango-Ota, had lapsed.

Bankole said Fashola had promised to commence palliative work on the road but nothing much had been done since then.

“We deserve better than what we have seen today. What we see today is below our expectations,” he said.

Funmi Sessi, chairman of the Lagos chapter, said the protest was “long overdue”.

“We believe in action and the time for talking is gone. There is an urgent need to ameliorate the sufferings of the masses,” she said.